Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 61,033 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 61,033 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania peaked at 61,033 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,143 number, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 102nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,559 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18,151 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 18,739 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 19,309 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 19,836 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 20,300 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 20,941 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 21,578 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 22,195 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 22,774 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 23,295 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 24,007 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 24,722 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 25,420 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 26,072 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 26,654 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 27,447 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 28,233 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 28,998 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 29,729 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 30,411 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 31,262 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 32,136 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 32,990 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33,771 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 34,432 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 35,194 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 35,846 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 36,435 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 37,008 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 37,623 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 38,441 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 39,367 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 40,354 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 41,343 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 42,270 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 43,355 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 44,468 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 45,600 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46,734 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 47,855 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 49,173 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 50,532 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 51,914 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 53,298 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54,660 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 56,225 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 57,860 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 59,490 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 61,033 number | +2.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 61,033 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 61,033 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,575 number | 17,143 number | 22,195 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,762 number | 22,774 number | 28,998 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,221 number | 29,729 number | 36,435 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,983 number | 37,008 number | 45,600 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,774 number | 46,734 number | 59,490 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,033 number | 61,033 number | 61,033 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mauritania was 61,033 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 61,033 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,143 number in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mauritania ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.